ELY and DISTRICT TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE
held on
Tuesday 12th
July 2006
at
Attendees: C. Everitt T.
Wootton
A. Maguire T. Smith B. Freer B. Nightingale
P. Claringbold R. Wallis R. Diffey
R. Boyce C. Dawkins P. Diver T. Everitt
R. Fensom C. Gannon P. Gannon P. Giblin
P. Kerslake H. Morley B. Pettitt D. Sidaway
C. Woolf
Apologies for Absence:
M. Livermore,
C. Macrae
Minutes of Meeting AGM 2005:
Minutes were adopted by the meeting as proposed by T. Smith, seconded by T. Wootton.
Matters Arising:
The 2012
Olympics was due to be discussed but there was no additional information
available.
Chairman’s Report:
The 2005/06 season was relatively straight forward
from my point of view.
The committee was not called upon to deal with any difficult situations beyond those usual issues of postponements and unplayed matches.
Generally, communication between the committee and
team secretaries has not been good and with the lack of a consistent press
report teams have been in the dark regarding league positions. We must make
sure that improves next season.
My congratulations to the winners and runners up in
both divisions and to the winners and runners up in both cup competitions.
Also, my thanks again to Peter Claringbold for his
sponsorship of the tournament and to Peter and Trevor for their efforts on the
day. The number of entrants was a little disappointing. It would be good to see
more clubs represented at this event.
I have not been able to give the time I would have
liked to table tennis during the last 18 months due to considerable business
pressures. However, I do hope to have more time in the coming season and,
should I remain as Chairman, I hope to make an effort to expand the league and
increase the number of registered players.
I am sure that the difficult issue of individual
registration will raise its head at this AGM. It is my own view that the ETTA’s
actions will only result in less players competing in the leagues. I am not
convinced that individual registration will ultimately raise the profile of
table tennis and thereby bring more players. The ETTA are not making IR
mandatory at present. I believe that if we carry on as previous seasons, the
general unrest will result in a rethink at headquarters.
My thanks to all the committee members for their
efforts during the season.
Treasurer’s Report:
Income was well down in 2006, partly due to an overpayment of registration fees by Fulbourn the previous year which was set off against 2006. Tournament income was also down £110 due to a lower entry, which meant that the tournament made a loss of £162 despite P. & R. Claringbold’s sponsorship of £300.
Expenditure was also up, primarily due to the fact that no contribution was received from the County for the hire of the tables, as their tournament was run separately this year. This, with an increase in the cost of table hire meant that the cost of the equipment was £495 compared to £225 the previous year. The increase in expenditure was partly masked by the fact that last year included the cost of the league trophies for 2004 and 2005 and is likely to continue at this level in 2006/07.
The net result of this was a deficit for the year of £352 compared to the surplus of £21 the previous year. While this in itself is not ideal the league does still have considerable funds, as can be seen from the balance at bank of £2,662. Therefore, despite the loss there appears no reason for increasing subscriptions for the coming season.
Match Secretary’s Report:
Overall this season had had run well. There were the
usual problems with scorecards being sent in late or a set of cards being
received in a batch.
Fulbourn and Impington dominated the first division again this season with Fulbourn just emerging victorious.
In the 2nd division, the teams involved were Fulbourn 2 and Fulbourn 3 with Fulbourn 3 beating their rivals!
The Handicap Cup
Fulbourn 3 won the Cup beating Comrades 2 who were again runners up.
The consolation handicap cup winners were Elsworth 2 who defeated Haddenham 2.
Election of Officers
The usual order of elections was changed to
accommodate a genuine contest for the Match Secretary position! In this case
the number of votes won are given in the final column with the person having
the most votes being elected.
Executive Committee:
|
|
|
Proposed |
Seconded |
Votes |
|
Chairman: |
T.
Wootton |
P.
Claringbold |
C.
Gannon |
Unanimous |
|
Match
Secretary: |
B.
Freer B.
Nightingale A.
Maguire |
T.
Wootton R.
Diffey B.
Pettitt |
C.
Gannon P.
Kerslake R.
Wallis |
8 7 4 |
|
Treasurer: |
T.
Smith |
T.
Wootton |
A.
Maguire |
Unanimous |
|
General
Secretary: |
A.
Maguire |
P.
Claringbold |
R.
Wallis |
Unanimous |
|
Press
Officer: |
B.
Nightingale |
C.
Dawkins |
P.
Diver |
Unanimous |
League Officers:
|
|
|
Proposed |
Seconded |
|
Tournament
& Representative & Match
Secretary: |
P. Claringbold |
R.
Wallis |
P.
Diver |
|
Tournament
Committee: |
R.
Wallis M.
Livermore |
T.
Wootton |
T.
Smith |
All
voting was unanimous unless indicated.
|
|
|
Proposed |
Seconded |
|
President: |
C.
Everitt |
T.
Smith (en
block) |
T.
Wootton |
|
Vice
Presidents: |
P.
Claringbold R.
Claringbold J.
Ashman P.
Diver P.
O’Bryne S.
Stafford T.
Wootton P.
Kerslake C.
Woollard R.
Diffey |
All
voting was unanimous unless indicated.
T.
Smith recommended no changes from previous season i.e. Team £25; Senior Players £3; Juniors £2 and Associates £1.
Proposed: T. Smith Seconded: T. Wootton
B.
Pettitt proposed an increase to £30 per team.
Proposed: B. Freer Seconded: B. Pettitt
The
voting members present elected to keep the charge at £25.
None received.
The
serving rules for games of doubles was discussed and clarified.
County
Tournament entry forms were requested to be sent out to Club secretaries when
they become available.
T.
Wootton closed the meeting at 9.15pm